Property insurance experts said those who are worried about damage to their homes still have time to take inventory of their belongings for insurance adjusters. Meanwhile, those who end up with damage should be cautious when selecting repair workers.

The jury that will decide whether to convict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev includes a house painter eager to "serve my country," a man in his 20s who is Baha'i and speaks Farsi, and a water department employee who said he thinks t...